This Mortal Coil - It'll End In Tears
Label:
Catalog#:
CAD 411 CD
Format:
CD, Album
Country:
UK
Released:
1984
Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Abstract,
Ambient
Tracklist
| 1 | Kangaroo | 3:31 | X | |
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Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Synthesizer [Dx7] -
Simon Raymonde
Cello - Martin McGarrick* Vocals - Gordon Sharp Written-By - Alex Chilton | ||||
| 2 | Song To The Siren | 3:30 | X | |
|
Guitar -
Robin Guthrie
Vocals - Elizabeth Fraser Written-By - Tim Buckley | ||||
| 3 | Holocaust | 3:38 | X | |
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Cello -
Martin McGarrick*
Piano - Steven Young Viola, Violin - Gini Ball Vocals - Howard Devoto Written-By - Alex Chilton | ||||
| 4 | Fyt | 4:24 | X | |
|
Organ -
Mark Cox
Synthesizer - Martyn Young Written-By - This Mortal Coil | ||||
| 5 | Fond Affections | 3:51 | X | |
|
Bass, Guitar, Synthesizer -
Martyn Young
Synthesizer [Dx7] - Mark Cox Vocals - Gordon Sharp Written-By - Rema-Rema | ||||
| 6 | The Last Ray | 4:08 | X | |
|
Acoustic Guitar, Guitar [6 & 12-string, E-bow] -
Robin Guthrie
Bass - Simon Raymonde Written-By - Ivo* , R. Guthrie* , S. Raymonde* | ||||
| 7 | Another Day | 2:54 | X | |
|
Arranged By [Strings], Cello -
Martin McGarrick*
Viola, Violin - Gini Ball Vocals - Elizabeth Fraser Written-By - Roy Harper | ||||
| 8 | Waves Become Wings | 4:26 | X | |
| Accordion, Vocals, Written-By - Lisa Gerrard | ||||
| 9 | Barramundi | 3:56 | X | |
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Accordion [Looped] -
Lisa Gerrard
Guitar, Synthesizer [Dx7] - Simon Raymonde Written-By - S. Raymonde* | ||||
| 10 | Dreams Made Flesh | 3:48 | X | |
|
Percussion [Bass Drone], Drums [Drum] -
Brendan Perry
Vocals, Dulcimer [Yang T'chin], Written-by - Lisa Gerrard | ||||
| 11 | Not Me | 3:44 | X | |
|
Bass -
Simon Raymonde
Guitar - Manuela Rickers , Robin Guthrie Vocals - Robbie Grey Written-By - Colin Newman | ||||
| 12 | A Single Wish | 2:27 | X | |
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Piano -
Steven Young
Synthesizer [Dx7], Performer [Gizmo] - Simon Raymonde Vocals - Gordon Sharp Written-By - G. Sharp* , S. Raymonde* , S. Young* | ||||
Credits
Artwork By [Sleeve] -
23 Envelope
Co-producer, Performer [Additional Loops, Instruments, Incidentals], Engineer - John Fryer
Producer, Performer [Additional Loops, Instruments, Incidentals] - Ivo*
Co-producer, Performer [Additional Loops, Instruments, Incidentals], Engineer - John Fryer
Producer, Performer [Additional Loops, Instruments, Incidentals] - Ivo*
Notes
Recorded at Blackwing Studios, London.
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Reviews & Discussion
Writing about This Mortal Coil has something almost sacred, as if you had to describe the Mona Lisa. This Mortal Coil is not a band, but a collaboration of artists around 4AD producer Ivo Watts-Russell that seemed to have as only objective: create beauty built for eternity. And so they did, on three albums, "It’ll End In Tears" being the first one. The voices of Elisabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins) and Lisa Gerrard (Dead Can Dance) are those from sirens, emphasizing the overall fatal beauty this album exhales. "Fyt" by the Wolfgang Press is visionary ambient. Even the artwork is a work of art (you should buy the vinyl alone for that). This is unearthly beauty that will strike you with disbelief.